Trick or Treat

My treat for the day! The trick - someone told me these had 0 calories! And yes I know they are on a xmas plate, I had to use my new plate for something!

Halloween Quilt Contest

Quilting Gallery is having a vote for Halloween quilts this week. Fly on over and vote for my "Pumpkin Bouquet" or your favorite quilt.

And the last 2 done!

Aren't these last 2 the cutest! Now to decide who gets which one!

I'm a bit behind with putting out fall quilts - so I finally got out my favorite seasonal quilt - the wild turkeys!

And my fun Pat Sloan Pumpkin quilt.

Don't forget my fun turkey wool mat! And Crow/Pumpkin skinny wall hangings!

And then my Turkey Pumpkin shelf sitter - but then I leave that out all year just because I LOVE it!

2 more done!

2 more done!

Christmas Baubles

While at mom's I started on my Christmas Bauble ornaments. Aren't they cute! Got these 2 done. I'm making 4 more of different designs. If your interested in the pattern it is called "Xmas Berry Baubles" by Hatched and Patched in Australia.

A few treats from my trip

I've been gone the last week and got a few treats. The above Polish Pottery plate is from my sister! Isn't it wonderful!

And I picked up a few pieces of wool in colors I needed along with a really fun Christmas project book. Thats it for now. I"m exhausted and need to just chill a bit!

A little eye candy

So I had this infatuation with Miss Rosie's Short Line pattern, but I have so many xmas things I need to finish I knew I didn't need to make one. So I took the leftover fabric from the bags and made just a little quilt. Just enough to get it out of my system!

And check out the AWESOME fabric I won on "Melly and Me's" blog! This for sure will make something very special.

Fig Tree Bags!

Yup, they are bags! I made 3 of them from the pattern Joanna Figueroa sent me from her giveaway. Aren't they cute! And check out the cute fabric I used for lining!



And check out the cute pillow cases I made. I just had to use that adorable fabric for some pillowcases. 2 regular size ones and a travel pillow size one!

Ummmm - What will it be?

Things are just Figgy!

Look what I made this weekend! 2 fig pincushions that I won from Fig Tree Quilts! Aren't they cute!

I also made this fabric basket. I love how it turned out but boy it was harder than it looks. There is a really thick stiff interfacing (almost foam like) in each strip. It gives it a really nice firm side and bottom, but boy it makes it hard to sew!

Sometimes you just need to finish something!

Sometimes when you work and work and work on hard projects, you just have to stop and do something quick and fun! That is what I did this weekend. Above is my little quilt I made from leftover squares from my brownstone quilt! I even quilted it up and got it bound!

A pic with the rotary cutter for you to get an idea of size.

And what you may ask have I been working and working and working on. Well actually 2 projects. Above is a peek at a secret project I can't show yet because it is for H and her husband and she checks out my blog from time to time. But let me tell you - I'm only about 1/2 way done and I"ve been working on it since July! (partly because I'm slow and have been busy with work).

I also am in charge of our guilds raffle quilt. It will be beautiful when done, but there are a million pieces and they are small! Just a taste of what that the pieces look like right now. Let me tell you - it is keeping me busy!

Odds and Ends

I finished another birthday block today! M wanted animal blocks. My first thought was an owl as she saved an owl years ago that she found on the side of the road. Luckily I didn't do it as a few other people did. Last spring though she had a wild turkey in her back yard looking at itself in her sliding door! So a I thought she needed a turkey!

And here is a pic from our drive up north when we took Emily to school. "How do you make water come out of a rock?". Well hook it up to a water fountain of course!

I also never showed you a few treasures I picked up on our trip to Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa this summer. On the way down to Oklahoma we stopped in Missouri where I found a store that had a bunch of Jim Shore figurines at 50% off! I picked up a these 3! I had been wanting that main house and bridge and never got it, then they became harder to find. Well now I have them!

I've been busy..

I've been busy.. but not sewing so much. I did however finish up one project today! Lets cheer for that! I feel like anything I can get done these days is cause for a celebration!

My stitches are not perfect, but mom will like it I think! Pattern is called "Winter Friends" by Penny Lane Primitives. (the pattern has a holly leaf on the other side of the hat, but I didn't put it on - I wanted to make it more generic winter and not so Christmas).

Circles and other Blocks

My friends and I decided last jan to exchange blocks for everyones birthdays. We all picked whatever "rules" we wanted and then get to work! Linda wanted brown and pink 12" blocks. At camp Marty gave me a personal little demo on how to set in circles into a piece of fabric so I decided Linda was going to get circles for her block! How cool is that! They are all sewn in circles!

The method is from a book called Circle A Round by Cheryl Phillips and she also has a ruler you can use. I used both her ruler and one from JoAnn Fabrics and I have to say I liked her ruler better.

Here are some other blocks I've made at camp and over the year: (of course I"m still behind and have a lot more to do!)

Sossy's 6" 30's churn Dash

Linda G's 12" anything block using plaids

Jan's block using purple:

Laura's block "something that can be set on point

Ginny's Block - Khaki, Lavender and Green

Things are just Peachy... no Peary... no Figgy!!!

Look what I got in the mail today!!!!! I won a drawing on Joanna Figueroa's blog "Fresh Figs" for Fig Tree Quilts!

She even sent me the "kit" to make her really soft and fuzzy Pear (Oh maybe it is a fig - I"m a midwestern girl - I have no idea what a fig looks like)! Course now I"m going to want to go out and find more soft fleece/minke (whatever it is) to make more! How fun was this mail day!

Oh and can't WAIT to make those little bags in the middle of the bottom row!

And because poor Chloe is missing E so much, she made a little movie to say hi to her.....

Home Again, Home Again!

I"m back. I had such an excellent time with friends! But I am exhausted! The best part of the weekend was seeing Laura, Jan, Linda, Viki and Sossy; as well as everyone else in our gang. I know Ruthie checks in sometimes too!

I worked on Moda Bake Shops - Charity Crosses, just for fun! Got the top completely done! Sorry the pictures are so bad, but the lighting wasn't the best when I took these. I'm off to bed for now!

Brownstone Top is Done!

I'm off to quilt camp tomorrow! I can't wait! And to top it off I finished my Brownstone Top! Course I didn't have anyone to hold the corners so is is hard to see the borders, but what you see on the top and bottom is on the side too! See you next week!

And a few more...

Becky's started with this block.

I added the binding on hers also, but I forgot to take a picture after it was done and sent it. So basically this is how it turned out.

Debbie wanted a bright red/orange/yellow quilt and started with this block.

I added this applique.

And look at what she ended up with!

Kate started with this cute paper pieced block.

I added this row of leaves - it was really fun to piece.

And look at her gorgeous quiltlet.

Amy wanted a small quiltlet based on a picture of her new son.

I added an embroidered giraffe.

And here is the finished product.